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Would you be OK if we reintroduced smallpox too? Why or why not?
Dawg i want peer reviewed scientific journals. Not some he said she said
wow its unbeleaveble that wolves eat things. of course is a terrible loss for families but i think its is part of life.Incidents of wolves approaching homes and killing dogs raise concerns in Cook County | WTIP
Sightings of wolves traveling through the Superior National Forest and roaming the Arrowhead region are a relatively common occurrence for many Cook County residents and visitors. In recent months, however, some sightings and incidents in Cook County have involved wolves approaching people’s...wtip.org
I have lived in CO for just short of a year. my rural homies live on the plains. so i do not@Loo.wii Do you live in CO? For how long? Do you know anyone in rural areas that will very likely be negatively impacted by this INTRODUCTION?
But.....this is post western expansion.lets do caribou and sage grouse too. im going to dig into this. In the most broad sense i think the ecology of the west pre western expansion is what i would want to re introduce. were caribou roaming the rockies at that point in history ?
ill look into thatIn 2022 Minnesota and Wisconsin released updated wolf plans, those links are easily searchable on this forum. Suggest reading those plans as the issues become readily apparent and are at root a rural vs urban conflict. If wolves aren’t in your backyard there is no problem. Reimbursement for livestock losses is discussed in the Minnesota plan, they honestly point out that payments are short term and the costs will eventually born entirely by the producers as the majority of the voting public live outside the range of the wolves and will not support an assistance program for the rural population.
lol i admit that i am ignorant on the topicSince it appears that I have to choose one or the other, I guess I will choose ignorant.
I have lived in CO for just short of a year.
I appreciate this. i lacked this perspective..........@Loo.wii
Try making a livelihood on raising cattle in wolf country. Once you start losing calves(paychecks) to wolves you will think otherwise. Yes, there are reimbursements available to lost livestock if its "proven" they were indeed killed by wolves which is a crap shoot. If I lose 20 calves a year due to wolf predation, I may get reimbursed for 10 of them if I'm lucky and the price they give you per calf is not even remotely close to what they are worth.
Then the state will want to use non-lethal ways to protect your livestock.
They'll suggest you move your herd closer to home.
Then they'll suggest a guard dog.
Then they'll recommend wolf proof fencing
Then they may trap & relocate a few wolves to become another rancher's problem.
Then if none of this works, they will hire the USDA to trap & kill problem wolves which is only a temporary fix until the next pack moves in.
Now I fully understand that this livestock depredation will not happen immediately in Colorado but it's coming down the tracks like a freight train and it can't be stopped now.
however far DC is from hereHow far east of CO were you before that?
Unfortunately textual conversation doesn't provide intentional tone. I can't figure out if you're genuine or a troll. Not being one to give the benefit of doubt, I'll assume the later. I think you knew full well what you were doing with your initial post and came here to intentionally elicit a response from a majority of people who you knew had a differing opinion.I have lived in CO for just short of a year. my rural homies live on the plains. so i do not
Would you be OK if we reintroduced smallpox too? Why or why not?
Im 100% genuine. though i do convey sarcasm very often.Unfortunately textual conversation doesn't provide intentional tone. I can't figure out if you're genuine or a troll. Not being one to give the benefit of doubt, I'll assume the later. I think you knew full well what you were doing with your initial post and came here to intentionally elicit a response from a majority of people who you knew had a differing opinion.
In the event you are genuine, try doing a little research (outside whatever educational media you have consumed to this point) and spend at least a few minutes trying to understand the other side